Palomar 6
Palomar 6 | |
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Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Class | XI |
Constellation | Ophiuchus |
Right ascension | 17h 43m 42.20s[1] |
Declination | −26° 13′ 21.0″[1] |
Distance | 18.9 kly (5.8 kpc)[2] |
Physical characteristics | |
Mass | ×105 2.28[2] M☉ |
Metallicity | = –0.91[2] dex |
Palomar 6 is a loose globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus that belongs to the halo of the Milky Way galaxy.
First discovered on the National Geographic Society – Palomar Observatory Sky Survey plates by Robert G. Harrington and Fritz Zwicky,[3] It was catalogued as a globular cluster. One of four globulars known to contain a planetary nebula.
References
- 1 2 "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Palomar 6. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- 1 2 3 Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011), "Young Radio Pulsars in Galactic Globular Clusters", The Astrophysical Journal, 742 (1): 51, arXiv:1108.4402, Bibcode:2011ApJ...742...51B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/742/1/51.
- ↑ Abell, George O. (1955). "Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae Discovered on the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 67 (397): 258. Bibcode:1955PASP...67..258A. doi:10.1086/126815.
External links
- Simbad reference data
- SEDS: Palomar 6, Capricornus Dwarf
- Palomar 6 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Coordinates: 17h 43m 42.20s, −26° 13′ 21.0″
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